Drive Tech and Sensors Powering the Next Robotics Revolution

Under the motto “We empower the next robotic revolution”,  the Wittenstein group presented innovative solutions specifically for industrial and medical robotics at the automatica in Munich, Germany. The focus was on backlash-free, torsionally rigid, miniaturized gearboxes and actuators from the Galaxie product family, integration-friendly frameless motors from the cyber kit line and the Resense joint venture’s portfolio of high-resolution HEX haptic sensors, which upgrade medical, service and industrial robots with a precise sense of touch.

Nadine Hehn, Managing Director of Wittenstein galaxie in Igersheim, Germany: “In the automation and robotics industry, issues like high precision and safety in medical and industrial robots will take center stage in the next few years along with miniaturization and digitalization. Our range of solutions for robotics is designed to specifically address these requirements.”

Galaxie for high performance and safety

The backlash-free Galaxie drive systems are characterized by features such as torque density, torsional rigidity and true zero backlash. The same applies to the miniaturized gearboxes and actuators: with their large hollow shaft and safety architecture, they are the perfect solution whenever maximum precision and safety are decisive, yet only limited space is available and low weight is a must – for example, in medical and precision robotics or high performance engineering.

cyber kit line: frameless servo motors for plug-and-play integration

High torque, small size, flexible integration – the frameless servo motors in the cyber kit line product family can be supplied with a small as well as a large hollow shaft – opening up numerous possibilities to develop unique solutions for specific robotic applications.

HEX haptic sensors: delicate sensitivity for medical, service and industrial robots

The haptic sensors in the HEX product family are desgined for upgrading medical, service and industrial robots with a precise sense of touch. Developed by Resense, a Wittenstein joint venture, these 6-axis force torque sensors offer high sample rates and resolutions. Objects can now be gripped as carefully as if they were raw eggs. Furthermore, the space-saving design allows integration even into compact grippers, a humanoid robot’s “little finger” or surgical instruments. The hollow shaft design additionally simplifies cable and conductor feedthroughs. 

(Source: Wittenstein SE)